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Star Wars Insider Magazine #97 - 30th Anniversary tribute piece
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Film References R-Z
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Racing Stripes
(2005) - [1] Stripes
(Muniz), says "Use the Force, Goose!" to Goose the Pelican (Pantoliano)
from New Jersey. [2] Scuzz
(Spader) to Buzz (Harvey) During the final race of the film Scuzz (Spader) and
Buzz (Harvey) are flying with the horses and Stripes. Scuzz yells to
Buzz, "I told you to use my code name, Luke Buzzwalker!" [3]
In the DVD outtakes Stripes says, "C'mon
Goose, use the Force!" instead of "Use the Force, Goose!" used
in the final cut of the film.
Radioland Murders (1994)
- A bellhop makes a speech and refers to
pre-historic 'Taun-Tauns'
Raiders of the Lost
Ark (1981) -
[1]
R2D2 and C3PO are carved on the wall of
the tomb where Indy (Ford) and Sallah (Rhys-Davies) find the Ark of the Covenant:
[2]
when Indy is being chased by the Hovitos he heads towards his 1933 UBF-2 Waco airplane, it's number is
OB-CPO:
[3] A
closer look at the lamp shade above Indy & Marion show that R2D2 may have
lost his top:
[3]
THX1138 is on a license plate of a car in
Egypt. [4]
Indy is fighting the bald Nazi mechanic the number on the wing of the plane is
THX-1138 [5] When
Indy gets off the Nazi Sub inside the hidden dock, you can hear over the
loudspeaker, "ein, ein, drei, oct." (German for
one-one-three-eight.)
Ransom (1996) - When
Tom (Gibson) is on the road to deliver the ransom, he is followed by Detective
Shaker (Sinise) to the final meeting point, Shaker says 'The Force may be with
you"
Rat uzivo <War Live> (2000) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
RAW, Eddie Murphy (1987)
- Murphy says he used the 'Jedi Mind Trick' to
avoid Mr. T
Raising Arizona (1987) -
After the kidnapping of Nathan Sr's. (Wilson) baby, Nathan Jr. an FBI agent
(Kendrick) asks Sr., 'What was he wearing?' Nathan Sr.: 'His jammies
Agent: 'What did they look like?' Sr.: I don't know, they had
Yoda's 'n' s@*t on 'em!'
Real Genius (1985) - The
write up: When a group of college whiz-kids discover that they have been
tricked into working on a military 'Star-Wars' (ok, so it's the Reagan
initiative, give a gal a break! ;)) project, they devise an elaborate revenge
scheme.
Recess: School's
Out (2001) - The villains try to use a tractor
beam (green) to change the moon's orbit. (Thanks
to Dark_Load for this reference!)
Red Dawn (1984) -
One
of the characters, a kid, wears a black Star Wars hat.
Reign of Fire (2002) -
Quinn (Bale) and Creedy (Butler) are acting out the Star Wars saga for the children in a post-apocalyptic (by dragon), no TV era.
(SEE PICS
HERE!, Thanks to Sander
for the screenshots!)
Relic, The (1997) -
A
monitor screen is shown with the results of a 'test' a sample
match. listed amongst the results is "Citation: TK-421"
Repossessed (1990) - Mayii
(Neilson) claims ill-health and a weak heart and tells Luke he has to do it,
at which point Luke admits he may have lost his faith and Mayii launches into
a spoof of the Star Wars movies, telling Luke it is his destiny and convincing
him to go ahead with the exorcism. As he leaves Mayii says: "May the
faith be with you."
Requiem for Mutants: The
Score of X2 (2003) - Watch the movie and
tell us what the reference is!
Return of the King (LOTR)
(2003) -[1] There is
some dialogue between Lady Eowyn of Rohan and her dying uncle King Theoden
which is reminiscent of some certain father-son dialogue from Return of the
Jedi. EOWYN: "I've got to save you" THEODEN: "You already have."
(Sans
Fi adds...) RETURN
OF THE JEDI: LUKE: No. you're coming with me. I can't leave you
here. I've got to save you. ANAKIN: You already have, Luke.
RETURN OF THE KING: ÉOWYN: (Strokes THÉODEN'S head gently.) No. No, I am
going to save you. THÉODEN: (weakly) You already did. (Thanks
to Sans Fi for this addition!) [2]
DVD Extras: Director
Commentary. Jackson talks about the Orcs capturing Frodo: "Orcs are
like Stormtroopers, feared, can't hit anything and always get killed"
Return to Edge City
(2005) - Part of the DVD extras of The Mask (1994) This
featurette has a Raiders of the Lost Ark reference.
Return to Oz (1985) - Still
awaiting word from Gary Kurtz on this one. Watch the movie and tell us what
the reference is!
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) -
(Trailer) [1] "Star Wars.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Sound of Music. Now from 20th Century
Fox comes another timeless classic: Revenge...of the Nerds!" [2]
one of the nerds (Carradine) dresses as Darth Vader when making love with one
of the cheerleaders.
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds
in Paradise (1987) - That
same gold font scrolls up the screen, similar to the beginning of a Star Wars
movie.
Richie Rich (1994) - Cadbury
(Hyde): "You have the power of your father inside you" Richie
(Culkin): "Kind of like, 'Use the Force, Luke'"
Rikki-O: The Story of
Ricky <Lai wong> (1991) -
A scene where Ricki
meets his uncle in a misty graveyard, Ricky (Fan Sui Wong) begs his uncle to
teach him the ways of "chi gong". The entire scene is very
similar to that of Luke and Yoda in the swamp in The Empire Strikes Back.
(note: the movie is very gory - based on the Manga Rikki-O)
Road Trip (2000) -
<you'd have to be a true fan to get this one!> When
the main characters finally get down the Austin College in TX, they try to
intercept a package containing an incriminating tape. The dorm-mail guy
ignores them at first, while on the phone getting or giving a web address to
someone... "ok, that's www.blah.com/spoilers...".
Robocop 2 (1990) - A SW reference that
is very subtle. I realized that Dr. Faxx was using a modified form of a Jedi
Mind Trick.. she'd say a phrase, hit a few keys on a keyboard, and Robocop
would repeat it like a Mind Trick victim:
In the scene where Robocop's new directives were being uploaded, Dr. Faxx uses
a computer-assisted version of the Jedi Mind Trick. (Thanks
to John at Obroa-Skai for this reference!)
Robocop 3 (1993) -
At the end of the first chase scene
involving Ofc. Lewis ends in an accident... Victim: "What the hell
is this fellas, huh? You give a broad a
badge and she gets delusions of gander, huh?" Lewis: "It's 'grandeur', dumb----" (the edited version fills the blank in with the word 'jerk')
Robots (2005) -
[1] The voicebox in the Hardware Store (Jones) does a great impression of Darth Vader
;), "The Force is strong with this one" he says about Rodney
Copperbottom (McGregor), the face even changes to slightly resemble the dark
lord. [2] The battle between Madame
Gasket and Wonderbot is very similaar to a lightsaber battle. the
pipes make lightsaber-like noises and give off different colored sparks:
Gasket's red and Wonderbot's yellow. (Thanks to Chris
Brown!)
Rocco Bruce ( ) - This
silent western made by Ian Truitner
(Richard Roe). Several cowboys in a shootout against one man on a water
tower. The man jumps from the tower in order to face his final foe
and...in text frames typical of silent films: "When I left you I was but
the learner. Now I am the master" reply: "Only a master
of evil, Garth!"
Rock, The (1996) -
The
commandos install their command center inside a San Francisco pier, one of
them says, " I have a bad feeling about this"
Rock and Roll High School
Forever (1990) - The high school's evil Principal
is Doctor Vadar (Waranov) And has D Vadar on the license plate
Rockabilly (2000) (V) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Rocket Man (1997) -One
of the scientists greets the lab monkey by saying, "Hello my little
Ewok."
Rugrats:
The Movie (1998) - The
theme for Raiders of the Lost ark is played.
Rurôni
Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen <Samurai X:
Trust/Betrayal> (1999) -
Rush Hour (1998) -
The
Chinese consul's name is Han Solon (Tzi Ma)
Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Documentary about Neil Young's concert in San
Francisco, the stage is prepared by small men dressed like Jawas, including
the glowing eyes. They do this between each song to change scenery or props.
S
Sabertooth (2002) -Two
references to the Indiana Jones films (though this movie did co-star Rhys-Davies)
Salton Sea, The (2003) -
Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Sal Wars Spot: Sal the
Stockbroker (1999) - title
Same Time, Next Year
(1978) - There are a series of photo
montages offering segways between each 'time' George (Alda) and Doris (Burstyn)
see each other (they meet every year, but the viewer is only privy to select
meetings). In the last montage, the last photo is that of C3PO and R2D2.
Samurai
X: Trust/Betrayal <Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen>
(1999) - Watch the movie and tell us what the
reference is!
Santa vs. the Snowman 3-D (1997
IMAX & Video) - (note: this played with the re-release of AOTC at IMAX
theatres during the holiday season of 2002) "Snow
Wars" holiday special, a troubled snowman makes a clone army out of ice
cubes, igloo walkers (AT-AT's) and a battle with freeze rays and hot-cocoa
squirters (very ESB) (it's been called Star Wars vs. the Pillsbury Doughboy)
Saturday the 14th
Strikes Back (1988)
Saturn 3 (1980) -
Note:
the first director on this film was John Barry, who worked on Star Wars, but
was fired early in production. The
opening shot of the ship mimics, even if unintentionally, that of ANH.
And the music is a cross between Star Wars and 2001's Also Sprach Zarachustra
(really not worthy of Bernstein).
Saving Silverman
(2001) -
[1]
J.D. McNugent (Black) holds up a beer bong and makes a sound...then says,
'Look, I'm Chewie!' [2] When
J.D. and Wayne (Zahn) are in the 'Cowboy Wayne' truck and are describing
which 'baddie' Judith (Peet) reminds them of, one of them is: 'dude, she's
Vader' J.D. responds: "No...she's evil like the Emperor! Except with
great tits!"
Say It Isn't So (2000) - Gilbert
(Klein)
& Josephine (Graham) are sitting on the couch while Valdine (Field)
explains how they are brother and sister She says something like "Back
then R2-D2, over there, couldn't keep it in his pants."
School Daze - Roger
Guenvuer Smith's character is named Yoda.
Scorched (2002)
- Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Scream 2 (1997) -
Students find that among sequels that The Empire Strikes Back is the only
sequel ever to be better than the first. Randy (Kennedy) says,
"Sequels suck" Mickey (Olyphant), 'Empire Strikes Back, a
better
story, better effects' Randy, ''Not a sequel, part of a trilogy,
completely planned' Hallie (Neal) jumps in, 'I like those
little furry things' Mickey (sarcastically interested) 'The
Ewoks!....they blow. '
Scream 3 (2000) -
Carrie Fisher makes a cameo appearance as a twin who is an archivist for the
Studios. She says that she didn't get the role of Princess Leia because she
didn't sleep with George Lucas. Also, Return of the Jedi is taken as an example of the rules
when it comes to trilogies.
Scripture With No Words
<Mo Him Wong> (1996) - [1] The
film attempts (according to James Robert Parish who wrote Jet Li: A Biography)
the tongue-in-cheek flavor of the Indiana Jones adventure trilogy. [2]
Dr Wai and his assistant combat enemies with each
party using a flaming sword (a nod to the Star Wars adventures and the light
sabers its Jedi Knights used)
Scrooged (1988) - References
the Star Wars Holiday Special
Second Civil War, The
(1997) - Use of the
Wilhelm Scream
Seksmisja<Sexmission> (1984) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Serendipity (2001) -
Lars
(Corbett) stars in a bad music video which has him saving a village by playing
his horn to the enemy, which sends them falling in pain. A man with a
white beard passes and says, "That looks like Alec Guinness!
Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars!"
Serial Lover (1996) -
At the rolling of the credits for this French film one line is, "The
'Rebels take over the Death Star with Claire' scene has been removed"
Servants of Twilight, The
(1991)
-
[1]Joey's
dog's named Chewbacca. [2] Joey
(Lennon) drops Star Wars action figures in the fish tank.
Setta, La <The
Devil's Daughter> (1991) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Seven
<Se7en> (1995) - Mills (Pitt) says to
Somerset (Freeman) about the killer: "Just because the killer has a
f@$^*&g library card doesn't make him Yoda"
Shadow, The (1994) -
The
Shadow, Lemont (Baldwin), controls peoples minds. He does it exactly the
same as a ROTJ: "There is no Shadow" says Lemont, "Hell, there
is no Shadow!" the other guy says.
Shafted! (1999) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Shanghai Knights (2003) -
[1]on director's commentary
portion of the DVD, David Dobkin mentions Star Wars several times. He
compares the relationship between Wang (Chan), Roy (Wilson) and Lin (Wong) to
that of Luke, Han and Leia. and [2]
the way in which Wu Chow (Yen) dies is reminiscent of the Death Star. [3]The
knighting ceremony at the end of Shanghai Knights is very close to the awards
ceremony in ANH. Dobkin says something like, "I guess you can tell
I was a Star Wars kid". (Thanks to Sander
and Robert for this reference!)
Shao Lin fo jia da dao <Shao
Lin Disciple> (1980) - It
has an exorcism done to the music and sound effects of Star Wars
Shaun of the Dead
(2004) -
Simon Pegg (who plays Shaun) is a Star Wars fan,
he wrote his university dissertation on Star Wars. He used Peter
Serafinowicz in the film (he plays Pete) who was the voice of Darth
Maul. DVD Extras: Raw Meat: Simon Pegg's Video Diary - two guys
impersonating the Millennium Falcon.
Shirley Valentine (1989) -
Shirley's
daughter unexpectedly returns home after having left home to live with a
friend. The daughter quickly gets Shirley (Collins) running around after her,
as she puts it, "like R2 bleedin' D2".
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
- Johnny 5 is in New York City
for the first time, a bystander says, "Hey, a droid!"
Shrek (2001) - Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Shrek 2 (2004) - [1]
The
prison that the gang is held in looks oh so similar to Jabba's Palace (?? This
one is questionable I couldn't see it but...) [2]
When Shrek, Donkey and Puss are in the potion room they set off an
alarm. They scramble to get out before the door closes on them (the door
drops down instead of closing with hinges, etc.). Shrek and Donkey are
first out and Puss trails slightly, his hat falls off as he leaves the room
and the door is nearly down to the floor. Puss quickly reaches his paw
in and grabs the hat just before the door closes, puts his hat on and slides
his paw around the front of the brim:
     
[3]
Of course the "Far, Far Away" thing ;) (Thanks
to John from Obroa-Skai for the visual!)
Shriek If You Know What I
Did Last Friday the 13th (2000) (V) - Dawson
(Cross), when trying to figure out how the killer disguised his voice finds a
fan in the killers 'costume'...which is running... Dawson then speaks into the
back of the fan, 'I am your father, Luke'
Shrimp on the Barbie (1990) - Carlos
(Marin) says "Hey, who died and made you Darth Vader anyway?"
Shuang long tu zhu <Pom Pom Strikes
Back> (1986)
Sideways (2004) - Before
going into a restaurant in Los Olivos, Jack (Church) tells Miles (Giamatti),
"I don't want you goin' to the darkside...no goin' to the darkside!"
Silent But Deadly
Silent But Deadly 2
Silent But Deadly 3
(2004) - Fan
film. Plot as described by Jeff Ciolotti (director) The
story of
Silent But Deadly is quite simple. George Lucas decides he's had enough of
plot-revealing Star Wars fan Web sites. He dispatches his most crafty
enforcers, a pair of no-nonsense Imperial Stormtroopers (well, there's quite a
bit of nonsense actually), to eliminate the Webmasters of those sites. In
Silent But Deadly 2, the troopers are summoned from a seaside vacation to
neutralize the latest threat: a crazed fan who has gone on a rampage after
waiting in too many Star Wars lines. Silent But Deadly 3 combines characters
from the first two and concludes the trilogy in a grand fashion.
Silent Night, Deadly
Night (1984) - In the toy store
you can see Stormtrooper action figures on the shelf.
Simple Reasons (1996) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Simpson's Movie (2007) -
The film was shot under
the working title, "Yellow Harvest" and all prints released to theaters had
the fake title, "Yellow Harvest" on the cans. Star Wars fans will know
this is a direct reference to Return of the Jedi's fake working title, "Blue
Harvest".
Sinbad: The Battle of the
Dark Knights (1998) - Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Six Degrees of Separation
(1993) - In a long monologue
regarding a 'thesis' , Paul (Smith) hits on the idea of imagination and how we
regard some things as being 'so imaginative' (somewhat condescending), 'Star
Wars, so 'imaginative''
Six String Samurai (1998)
- <many
reviews of this film included a comparison to Star Wars>
Thunder Magazine:
"The
free flow of ideas created 'The Blade' ('Six-String's' original title), a
mixture of The Wizard Of Oz, Wong Kar-Wai, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Lone Wolf
and Cub, 50's Rock n' Roll, The Road Warrior, Spaghetti Westerns and even Star
Wars."
New City:
"A
scissors-and-tape Sergio Leone-"Road Warrior"-"Wizard of
Oz"-"El Mariachi"- "Star Wars"-rock 'n'
roll-samurai-kung fu-comic book filled with willfully naive charm..."
Film Threat: "...Six-String
Samurai is pure cinematic enjoyment... Based on this powerful action film
debut, Lance Mungia should be directing Jeffrey Falcon as a Jedi knight in the
second Star Wars film prequel."
Sixth Sense: Reflections
from the Set (2002) - Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Skin Deep (1989) -
Zach (Ritter) is having an affair with a married woman. He and the woman
are in her bedroom, it's dark, and Zach puts on a glow-in-the-dark condom.
The woman's husband comes home and Zach hides in the closet. The husband
enters the room, it's still dark...then the husband puts on a glow-in-the-dark
condom. Well, somehow a 'duel' ensues...a 'lightsaber' battle...so to
speak...ahem. :o
Sky Captain and the
World of Tomorrow~2004 - [1]
1138
appears on the door of mad scientist, Dr. Totenkopf (Olivier) [2]
Use of the Wilhelm Scream [3]
Sky Captain needs to
make an emergency landing on an aircraft carrier surrounded by clouds.
"Permission granted to land on platform 327. Maintain your present
course" (word for word from ESB) after he lands, a group of soldiers
comes out to greet him. He is then reunited with his old buddy on the
platform. [4] The
relationship between Perkins and the Captain is similar to that of Marion and
Indy....true affection yet concealed by a shell of dislike for something that
happened in the past between the characters. There's also the whole map
overlay thing that's very Indy...and there is an "ark."
[5]
Something that looks like a TIE fighter is hanging from the
ceiling in the warehouse of "things that started appearing" with the giant
robots. (Thanks to Chris Brown for reference #5!)
Slackers (2002) Dave
thinks one of the constellations is the Death Star.
Sleazemania Strikes Back
(1985) (V)
Small Soldiers (1998)
- Use of the Wilhelm
Scream
Smokey and the Bandit III
(1983) - Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Sneakers (1992) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Sorority Boys (2002) - "It's
like a Wookiee, man" says Doofer (Williams) referring to the hair clog in the sink...even
sports a Wookiee roar (which Williams is adept at)
South Park: Bigger,
Longer and Uncut (1999) -
[1] A
Jar-Jar type line 'Yousa tink people gonna die?' [2]
There's a scene with a General who talks just like Admiral Ackbar in Return of
the Jedi. [3] Cartman's
(Parker) v-chip runs amok and he can shoot lightning out of his fingertips
(referencing the Emperor ROTJ) at Saddam Hussein (Stone) (referencing
Luke...only in the situation...and not the personality)...as Satan (Parker)
just sits there helpless (like Vader). Then Satan picks Saddam, up over
his head, and throws him into a chasm.
Spaceballs (1987) -
[1]
Use of the Wilhelm Scream [2]
nearly the whole movie is a spoof of Star Wars
here's a small example:
Space Banda (2001)
- A spoof on the Star Wars films. Latinos
have been segregated to another planet by the INF and the lead plays a coyote,
Durango (Azurdia) who gets people across planetary boundaries.
Princesses, cantinas and bounty hunters, oh my!
SpaceCamp (1986) -
a girl refers to the Space Shuttle as an X-wing and a little boy fantasizes
he's Luke Skywalker. One of the Space Shuttle robots is a droid.
...clarified...from the
script [1] (Boy’s
Dorm)
(Max is standing in front of a locker, refusing to move.) MAX: Who are
you, the Imperial
Guard, or
something? [2]
MAX: Why don’t you
evaporate laser brain?! GUY: (grabs Max) Yeah, I’ll give you a laser
brain. [3]
(Mock Cargo Area) ANDI: This is a mock up of the cargo bay and the
storage pallet. That arm is the remote manipulator system. It can be used for
repairs and to link up with satellites or other vehicles. This is the zero
gravity chair. It rides on a cushion of air and creates the feeling of
weightlessness you would encounter when you leave the Earth’s atmosphere.
Come on, Max. (They all enter the mock space shuttle.) MAX: Oh,
this is like the greatest thing since
that X-Wing fighter! [4] color="#50855E"
MAX: Distract and destroy the Imperial Guards. RUDY: (makes a tick-tock
sound) Got 10 seconds. KEVIN: All right! What would
Luke Skywalker
do? How would he get to the launch
pad? (Max goes over to his closet, and opens it to reveal Jinx.)
GUY: Kid’s gonna go for the droid. [5]
(Boys Dorm) (Kevin comes in and turns on the lights. Max is already
sitting up in bed looking very upset.) KEVIN: Who talked? MAX: It
wasn’t me Han Solo. Zack got information out of Jinx. KEVIN: Max!
I’m not Han Solo. Okay? And you’re not Luke
Skywalker. There’s no Empire
and there’s no Force and there’s no Dark Side. You’re just an ordinary
kid and so am I! And maybe nobody lives happily ever after, all right? So just
stay away from me. Far away. (he walks off) (Max sits there for a
moment, looking about ready to burst into tears, and then he runs out of the
room. Jinx follows him.) [6]
(Cargo
bay) MAX: Commander Skywalker, reporting in.[7]
CATHERINE: Max, you have to help Andi.
MAX: (outside) No. Let me in! Please let me in! KEVIN: (into headset as
Obi Wan Kenobi) Luke. (Max quiets) Luke? Use the force Luke. Stretch out your
feelings. The Force is always with you. (Max smiles) [8]
(Cargo Bay) (Max climbs into the chair and straps himself in. Rudy then
begins to swing him over to Datalis.) MAX: Help me Obi Wan Kenobi. Help
me. (suddenly the chair begins to waver and Max freaks) Whoa! Yo Rudy!
RUDY: (on headset) Sorry Max. Hang in there.
Space Mutiny (1988) All
the effects were literally taken from Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. One
of the selling quotes for this terrible film, "Breathtaking
Special
Effects From the Team That Brought You 'STAR WARS'"
Space Nuts (2003)
- "Adult film" parody. Buzz
Starfokker, Princess Hubba Hubba, Evil Trooper
Spanglish (2004) -
Paz Vega (Moreno) is learning how to speak
English using English Without Barriers (Inglés Sin Barreras) and she says
something like, "I really like the Star Wars trilogy by George
Lucas"
Spawn (1997) -
The relationship between Spawn (White) and Angela (Stepp)? is similar to
that of Luke and Yoda, Angela tries to teach Spawn how to use his special
abilities and Spawn says, 'Alright Yoda, just hold on a second.'
Special Effects: Anything
Can Happen (1996) - How could something about
special effects NOT include Star Wars!
Sphere (1998) - When
seeing the 'alien' spacecraft Dr. Ted Fielding (Schreiber) says over an
intercom, "Look at the size of that thing" (Thanks
to Sander for this reference!)
Spider-Man
(2002) - [1] Use of the Wilhelm Scream
[2] The lines
"Join Me" and "Impressive" uttered by the Green Goblin (Dafoe)
Spies Like Us
(1985) - "So
how much did this Star Wars system cost?"
Spongebob
Squarepants: The Movie (2004) - The sound of a
TIE fighter can be heard near the end of the wasteland sequence.
Spy Kids (2001) - Juni
(Sabara) has a mini-lightsaber as one of his gadgets.
Stay Tuned (1992) -
Roy Knable's (Ritter) going to be be-headed (one of the shows on the 'TV' is
about the French Revolution) He says to the executioners, 'Hi, fellas. I
loved you in Star Wars'
Starchaser: the Legend of Orin (1985)
- I caught this one on my DVR one night and
finally got to watch it. It has many thematic elements in common with Star
Wars. Here are some things I noticed:
- Orin finds a sword with no hit. In moments of crisis, he swings the hilt and a blue blade of energy can be seen. - The main characters of the "good guys" include: a naive working boy from a backwater planet (Orin), a roguish pirate (Dagg), the daughter of a planetary leader (Aviana), a humanoid robot (Silica), and a smart-alec navigator automaton usually paired with a ship (Arthur). The main "bad guy" is more machine than man (Zygon). - The Starchaser (Dagg's ship) and several of the fighters use sounds of vehicles from the Star Wars trilogy (most noticeable is the sound of Luke's landspeeder as the Starchaser makes low-altitude flybys) - Several scenes mirror some from the classic Star Wars trilogy: The main bad guy gets his hand cut off in the final battle. The pirate's ship escapes an explosion by flying out of a vent shaft. The pirate's ship gets caught in an energy beam. The main female lead wears white and has a valet robot. The ghosts of previous generations of heroes appear at the final celebration of freedom. The bad guys put a bounty on the crew of the pirate's ship. - Reverse references (Star Wars Ep1-3 trilogy, Special Edition OT): The main bad guy gets cut in half by an energy blade. The bad guy gets pushed into molten lava. The main viewport of the enemy's flagship gets destroyed while the good guys are on the bridge. The main female lead's white outfit is form-fitting. The valet robot fires a weapon at other robots. The main female lead goes to the slums in disguise. After the fall of the evil dictatorship, the celebrants exclaim "We're free!". The evil armies consist of thousands of robots. The good guys neutralize the evil armies by accident. One of the robotic characters wakes up and complains about being "naked". The good guys run into a corridor with hundreds of evil soldiers. Starcrash<Adventures of Stella Star>(1979) - This movie not only took elements from Star Wars, it seems that other elements were borrowed for Episodes V and VI. [1] The most obvious references seem to be Count Zarth Arn (Vader in looks, Dr. Doom in dialogue), and while the name is ever so similar to "Darth" the character was actually named after Zarth Arn from Edmond Hamilton's Star Kings (Amazing Stories) and [2] the lightsaber duel. [3] Note the second photo shows the "good" Emperor of the Galaxy (Plummer) appearing in holographic form (which seems to be a reverse reference for ESB) and the evil Count Zarth Arn (Spinell), who has a mysterious super weapon, to the left and on the posters (Vader-esque mask) [4] The first poster had too many similarities to ANH's posters and [5] the second seemed to be more along the lines of Battlestar Galactica even though you can see the "lightsaber" there: 
[6] The
line, "I hope this star buggy hold together!"
Stargate (1994) -
A scene in the room
with the Stargate, a voice announces over the speakers "headquarters
personnel report to the command center, headquarters personnel report to the
command center" (exactly like TESB)
Staring at Headlights (1999) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Star Odyssey
(1978) - [1] Lord Kes mentions
several times that he "can sense a presence" [2 - 5] :
Starship Troopers (1997) -
There
is a scene in which Lt. Johnny Rico (Van Dien) is suspended in a healing
solution that resembles Luke in the Bacta tank in Empire.
Stars of Star Wars:
Interviews with the Cast, The (1999) (V) -
Interviews with the casts of the Star Wars saga.
Star Suburb (1982 FR) -
A french short movie by Stephane Drouot (1982). Use of the
Princess Leia look and Death Star-like background.
(Thanks to Utinni for the references!)
Star Tours (1987) -
Again, an obvious reference, the ride is based on Star Wars.
Star Trek: First Contract
(1996) - ILM staffers say that
there are 2 YT-1300s (like the Falcon) in the battle scene with the Borg cube.
Star Trek: The
Motion Picture<Director's Edition>~1979<2001> - [1]
During the commentary Jerry Goldsmith (the
composer) said that he was influenced by George Lucas' vision for music on
Star Wars (not so much by John Williams himself) in composing some of the more
romantic themes of the film. [2] Star
Wars is mentioned several times by the effects guys and by Robert Wise (the
director) [3] on the Bonus disc Star Wars is mentioned again in how Star Trek
came to fruition on the big screen. In 1977, after the fervor of Star
Wars, the studio guys at Paramount were asking, "What do we have like
Star Wars" ...the answer was, of course, Star Trek. [4]
Use of the Wilhelm Scream.
Star Warp'd (2001)
- [1] Darth Vapor [2]
Jar-Jar Binks gets thrown
off a cliff. [3] The empire has Bow Tie Fighters.
Star Wars: A New Hope
(1977) - [1] THX1138 can be seen on a
cave wall when C3PO and R2D2 are captured by the Jawas.
[2] Han
and Luke are trying to find Leia on the Death Star. An Imperial officer asks,
"Where are you taking this...thing?" "Prisoner transfer
from cell block 1138." (Thanks
to Dark_Load for reminding us that we forgot this reference!!)
Star Wars City (1985 TV) Obviously
Star Wars Episode V: The
Empire Strikes Back (1980) General
Reeikan (Boa) says, 'Send Rogues Ten and Eleven to sector thirty-eight (11-38)
Star Wars Episode I: The
Phantom Menace (1999) -
Queen Amidala's ship is a model J-327 Nubian (J-327 is the number of
the hangar where the Falcon is located on the first Death Star) ...where else
could you find a Star Wars reference but in another Star Wars movie.
Star Wars: Episode VI:
Return of the Jedi (1983) - Obviously
Starwoids (2001) -
A documentary about Star Wars fans (Starwoids) surrounding the opening of Ep I
- TPM at Mann's Chinese Theatre, LA, CA.
Stepford Wives (2004) - Bobbi
(Midler) tells her son, Adam (McGuckin), that she's packed Mace Windu and
Amidala action figures with his lunch for school.
Stewie Griffin: The
Untold Story (2005) (V)*Also
under Family Guy (Film)
- [1]
Two Stormtroopers
sitting on a couch complaining about looking for droids. (Expanded):
Peter has his own segment on the news where he says what "grinds his
gears" "You know what really grinds my gears? When I can't
find the droids I'm lookin for." Then it shows two Stormtroopers
sitting in front of the TV eating dinner and one says "Yeah what's up
with that?" [2]
Stewie parks his
rental car outside a hotel, when he comes out three Jawas are all over it
scrounging for parts, they see him and exclaim, "Oooteeegeee" and
Stewie shouts, "Ooteegee indeed, filthy creatures. (Thanks
to The Gorn for these references and to Master_Kenobi17 for dialogue #1!) [3]
Peter and Meg standing in the cave of the Holy Grail...the keeper asks peter
to pick out the cup and he picks a coffee cup with Jesus' name on it.
The keeper asks him how he knew it so easily and so quickly and Peter comments
on the monogrammed mug. (Thanks
to The Gorn for this reference!)
Still Smokin' (1983) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Store Wars: When Wal-Mart
Comes to Town~2001 - title
Strange Brew (1983) -
[1] Smith (von Sydow)
experiments with inmates of the nearby insane asylum who dress up like Star
Wars Stormtroopers and play hockey.
[2] Doug (Thomas) says, 'Luke, I am your father, Luke, give into the Darkside of
the Force you knob' [3] Bob (Moranis), 'He's seen
Jedi 17 times, eh?' [4] Their hockey outfits are slightly C-3P0-esque.
Street Fighter (1994) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Stuck on Star Wars (2002
) - about several
generation-X-ers dealing with the reality of being left behind in life.
The main character Zach is in his late 20's and still lives in his parent's
house, is unemployed, and bases his whole reality on Star Wars. Together
with his friends, they are building a life size Millennium Falcon in his
backyard. As they slowly try to deal with the issues that life has dealt
them, they find that their own lives are mimicking the original 1977 Star Wars
film.
Stuck On You
(2003) - This was a Twentieth Century Fox film
and on the lot is a mural of Luke and Vader fighting with the huge glass
window behind them. The scene shows the mural in the background,
quite obviously placed in the frame by the Farrelly brothers.
Stupids, The (1996) -
Stanley Stupid (Arnold) makes a speech to the 'bad guys', '..you ALL can come
back from the Darkside'
Suburban Commando
(1991) - Star
Wars-like atmosphere. Begins like Star Wars Episode IV.
Superman (1978) -
Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Supersonic Man (1979)
- Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Superstar (1999) -
As the auditions get underway, a student is doing
what looks like part mime and part free form dance. Father Tylenol
Ritley (McKinney) says to one of the special ed students, who is the first to
audition, 'Thank you, for that tribute to Star Wars"
Svarta filmen, Den (1995)
- Swedish film short. Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Swamp Thing
(1982) - Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Sweetest Thing, The
(2002) - In the scene, the two male
characters (one of them was Jason Bateman) were hitting golf balls at a
driving range. They were having an argument about whether or not the main male
character should call Diaz for a date. After debating the issue for a few
minutes, Bateman holds up his golf club and makes a low humming noise and
says, "Don't go against Darth, Luke!" The two then begin a
lightsaber duel with the golf clubs and making the sound effects. (TESB)
Swingers (1996) -
[1]
Mike (Favreau) to Trent (Vaughn), 'That was so f'ing money. That was
like the Jedi Mind sh't' (after Trent just convinced a girl and her
friend to meet them later) [2]
Trents license plate reads THX 1138
T
Take It Or Leave It (UK
1981) - MADNESS
(the band) stars and two of the band-members are using fluorescent lamps
as lightsabers.
Tango & Cash (1989) -
Tango
(Stallone) and Cash (Russell) talk about a judge (Byrd) referring to him as
"Jabba the Hutt".
Taxi 2 (2000) - While
Daniel (Naceri) is driving the Japanese Ambassador , Daniel makes a comparison
between what's happening and each part of the classic trilogy
Team America: World
Police~2004 - [1]
a cantina scene where ANH's Cantina-style music plays, several characters have
on masks which makes the reference. [2]
the Jedi Mind Trick is used...sort of...a Team America member wears a Jedi
Robe and waves his hand, saying, You don't need to see my identification"
[3] Use
of the Wilhelm Scream
[4] then
the use of a blaster sound effect [5]
Lisa, in Jong-Il's
palace wears a dress very similar to Willie Scott's in the Temple of Doom
Tears of the Sun
(2003) - Use of the
Wilhelm Scream
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(1990) - Watch the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Terminal Voyage (1994) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
Terminator 3: Rise
of the Machines (2003) - In Terminator 3: Rise Of
The Machines... Arnold's T-101 character convinces John Connor to become
angry at machines and lead the resistance by picking him up by the neck
like Darth Vader did to Capt. Antilles on ANH. (Thanks
to John of Obroa-Skai for this reference!)
Texas: The Big Picture (2003) - Use
of the Wilhelm Scream
There's Nothing Out There (1992) - Theme
music from Raiders of the Lost Ark is used.
Thirteen Days (2000) - Use
of the Wilhelm Scream
Thumb Wars: The Phantom
Cuticle (1999) - 'Thumb and finger' puppets.
TPM refs throughout.
Three Musketeers (1993) - Cardinal
Richlieu (Curry), a bit of a Vader resemblance in body movements and cape
usage And the line: "I want those men, not excuses!" (a
bit of a stretch ;))
TinfIns - ?? Watch the
movie and tell us what the reference is!
Time Bandits (1981) - The
Trailer for Time Bandits. The announcer, at one point, says,
"...you went to star Wars for the droids!"
Time to Kill, A (1996) -
Talking about Ellen (Bullock), Harry (Platt) says to Jake (McConaughey) ,
"Are you sure you do not want to see her resume, Han Solo?'
Titan A.E. (2000) -
[1]
Akima (Barrymore) says to Cale (Damon) when the ship won't start, "Would
it help if I got out and pushed?" [2]
Also, a little blurb that was mentioned before the film was released, and is
also on the cover of the DVD, "The film Star Wars fans have been waiting
for!" *Note: Roger L.
Jackson did the voice for First Alien...Jackson has also done a ton of work
for Star Wars related video games. Melissa Kurtz, who was a Jawa in ANH
and is the daughter of Gary Kurtz, was a production manager for this
film. Kevin Baille, visual effects, did
work on TPM. David Dozoretz, visual effects, did work on ANH, TPM and
AOTC.
Titanic (1997) -
Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Tomb Raider (2001)
- [1] the
opening scene shows Croft (Jolie) quietly moving through a tomb to find the
"artifact", which feels oh-so-much like the beginning of Raiders of
the Lost Ark where Indy does the very same thing.
[2] ?
Tomb Raider 2 (2003) - When
Gerard Butler talked about his role in TR2 he said, "I think the best way
to describe him would be as kind of like a Han Solo from Star Wars. He's this
kind of roguish bad boy with a cheeky smile who you don't want to mess
with..."
Tomcats (2001)
- Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Tomorrow Never Dies
(1997) - The villain, Elliott Carver (Pryce),
shows Bond (Brosnan) a newspaper with the headline, "The Empire
WILL strike back"
Tommy Boy (1995) -
After Tommy (Farley) graduates from college his father gives him his own
office at the factory which his father owns. While sitting at his desk, Tommy
talks into a fan, "Luuuuke, I am your faaather" When Hayden
(Spade) walks into the room and catches Tommy doing this Tommy says, 'That was
from Star Wars'
Top Secret! (1984)
- Train scene at the beginning. As the
train is approaching a low bridge, Cedric () ducks and covers, knowing the
German will get hit by the bridge. (Like Indiana Jones ducking when the
German is about to get hit by the propeller) (Thanks
to John at Obroa-Skai for this reference!)
Torque (2004) - References
to Star Wars made to Cary Ford (Henderson)
Toy Story (1995) -
[1]
Buzz's (Allen) story to Woody (Hanks) about the events on his home planet
mirror that of the Rebellion vs the Empire story.
[2]
Sid (von Detten) to Woody: "Where are your rebel friends now" before placing a
magnifying glass to Woody's head. [3]
Use of the Wilhelm Scream
Toy Story 2 (1999) -[1] In
the opening sequence, when Buzz (Allen) is on an alien planet, and ultimately
battle the Emperor Zurg (Stanton), many of the sound effects are directly from
the Star Wars Trilogy: Lightsaber, torture droids hum, AT-AT's scraping
metal noise (on Hoth) [2] As
Buzz and Woody are in the elevator shaft one can't help but think of the
Luke/Vader scenery in The Empire Strikes Back...then [3]
Buzz:
"You killed my father' Zurg: "No...I am your
father!" Buzz: "Nooooooooooo!"
Transformers: The
Movie, The (1986) - [1]
The sound of a TIE fighter is used at least twice. [2]
Megatron (Welker) uses a light saber when fighting Optimus Prime (Cullen)
[3] Uses
opening 'Star Wars crawl'.
Trapalhões na Guerra dos
Planetas, Os (1978) -
Click HERE
to read all about it, very funny...or frightening...from a certain point a
view. ;)
Tron (1982) -
In the very beginning, the main character sits in his cubicle, shortly
before he gets digitized into a games character. On the wall he has the text
'Klaatu barada nikto' which is a reference to Jabba's skiff guards in ROTJ
(though these words actually came from War of the Worlds) (Thanks
to Sander for most of this reference!)
Troops (1998) - Fan
film. Stormtroopers!!!
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
(1997) - Before the
credits roll a very Star Wars-style crawl (foreword) explains about a key, a
wizard and a demon. The wizard, Lerigot, is a weird cross of an Ewok and
Yoda and is also chased through a forest ala Return of the Jedi and Divitox is
a sort of Leia/Vader combo, wisecracking villain.
Turk 182! (1985) - Darth
Vader is named as the responsible party.
Twice Upon a Time (1983) -
Star Wars references...but it's an Animated Comedy by George Lucas.
Twister (1996) - The
line, "That's no moon, it's a space station."
Two Ninas (1999) - This guy meets 2 girls named Nina at the same time, and it takes off with both of them, and in the process of picking one of them he ends up dating them both for like months. He accidentally invites them both to the same party, and after they back to back slap him in the face his best friend comes over to him and says having trouble with your droids. (Thanks to The1Neo for this reference!)
V
Valley Girl (1983) - In
the first quarter of the movie Randy (Cage), Julie (Foreman), Loryn (Daily)
and Fred (Dye) are traveling down Hollywood Blvd, they see a marquee (signage)
to the right which boasts "The Empire Strikes Back" in bold
yellow.
Vampire Hunter D
(1985) (V) - Doris's horse
is named Luke (There's a QuickTime clip see it HERE)
(Thanks to John from Obroa-Skai for this
reference!)
Vampire Strikes Back, The<Jiang shi zhuo yao> (1988) -
Title
Vampires Strike Back (1988) -
Title
Van Helsing (2004) - Watch
the movie and tell us what the reference is!
VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (2005) - Larry
the Cucumber is Minnesota Cuke, mild-mannered curator of a children’s museum
and fearless explorer.
Vision Quest (1985)
-
During a wrestling match the band plays 'The Ewok Celebration'
Visions of Light
(1992) - Shows a
clip of Star Wars: A New Hope
X
X-Files: Fight the
Future (1998) - As a helicopter flies
over a desert. We read (onscreen) that the place is: 'Foum Tataouine,
Tunisia. (a nod to SW and the 'aliens' from SW)
X-Men (2000) -
Toad does the Darth Maul maneuver (well, more likely the Ray Park
maneuver, shhh!) and takes a piece
of rail, twirls it like a double lightsaber.
Y
Ying huang boon sik<A
Better Tomorrow w/Chow Yun Fat>(1986) - Watch the movie and tell us what the
reference is! ...I couldn't find it.
Yor: The Hunter from the Future (1983) -
The evil overlord () has legions of droid
warriors, looking suspiciously as if Darth Vader and Stormtroopers bred.
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) -
Broughton's
Ehtar's Final Battle music is
unusually similar to William's The Last Battle from ANH.
Z
Zoolander(2001) -
In a confrontation in a nightclub Zoolander (Stiller) calls his rival Hansel
(Wilson), "Han'
Solo"....while making...ahem...odd hand gestures.
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